Berlin Packaging is the nation's premier supplier of rigid packaging and packaging components. With over $3 billion in revenue, we are growing 5x faster than the overall packaging industry.

Don’t know what makes the rigid packaging industry special? Well, chances are you enjoy products supplied by Berlin Packaging every day!Imagine yourself walking into your favorite big-box store. Take a mental look around and think about every glass, plastic, or metal package you see. Berlin Packaging touches virtually every market: automotive, beverage, food, home care, industrial chemical, pet care and veterinary, personal health and beauty, wine and spirits, and now, cannabis too.

Next, combine that with an award-winning culture. Our 2,000+ employees are high-performing - and importantly, collaborative - entrepreneurs who blow through obstacles and embody an “Anything is Possible!” mindset. We love it here. Our engagement scores are 2x the national average. And every single employee shares in Berlin’s profitable growth.

Now you understand why since1898, our 100+ year-old company has grown 5x faster than our industry!

And we're not done yet.

In order to continue our record growth streak, we need people like YOU to join our team! Are you up for the opportunity of a lifetime? If so, we are seeking a Regional Director of Operations who will be responsible for all operational aspects of our distribution centers within the southeast region. The southeast region comprises of our Buisness Units in Georiga, Florida, and South Carolina. The operational aspects include customer service, warehousing, and inventory management. Responsible for building, developing, and motivating a team of managers over the functions of Account Coordinator, Inside Staff, and Warehouse Operations to deliver world class customer thrill and maximize profitability. Matrixed accountability to the overall financial success of the region’s branches requires tight partnership with the Regional Vice President of Sales and Regional Director of Supply Chain.

Key Accountabilities:

• Oversight of the results of the region’s Account Coordinators, who support outside sales activities through customer service, order management, item availability, and related operations.
• Ensure the region’s Warehouse Operations deliver on safety, quality, inventory management, light assembly, inbound and outbound transportation, and on-time performance.
• Work closely with sales leadership to develop and maintain thrilling customer relationships.
• Partner with sales and supply chain to establish and maintain effective supplier relationships.

• P&L performance through asset management (e.g. inventory, leases, equipment), operating costs (e.g. labor, freight), and support of revenue growth.
• Partner with regional leadership to develop, present, and achieve the annual strategy and budget.

• Ensure region’s compliance to all company policies and achieve operating metrics around safety, inventory turns, DSO, on-time, quality, and others as necessary.
• Manage, approve, and enforce customer and supplier agreements on inventory management.
• Model the Berlin Values and serve as a champion for The Berlin Culture as defined in the employer and employee portions of the T-Chart.
• Ensure teams’ compliance to proper utilization of order management, vendor management, transportation management, and customer relationship management systems.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related discipline or equivalent experience required.
• P&L management experience required.
• 10 years of prior experience managing operations, customer service, warehousing, order fulfillment, and/or purchasing required.
• Exceptional business and financial acumen; demonstrates subject matter expertise of Berlin Packaging’s business, products, customers, and suppliers.
• Strategic thinker, able focus on long-term strategic improvements while executing short-term goals.
• Demonstrated success building winning teams, developing leadership talent, and creating/sustaining a high-performance culture.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and conflict management skills; can influence without authority and partner across functions.
• Excellent problem solving, decision making, and analytical skills.
• Is flexible; seeks out opportunities for continuous improvement and new ways of working.
• Operates with a high sense of urgency; demonstrates strong time management skills; ability to multi-task, prioritize, and follow up.
• Self-motivated; demonstrates a strong work ethic; consistently strives to attain goals and seeks self-improvement.
• Technologically savvy.

Working Environment:

Work is performed primarily in an office and occasionally in a warehouse environment. Requires up to 50% travel.

We recruit traits, not skills. We believe in hiring smart, passionate people who are thirsty for knowledge and enthusiastic to learn and develop their skills. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Berlin Packaging offers an outstanding compensation and benefits package including the 1Berlin Shared Ownership Plan, profit sharing, 401(k) with company match, medical insurance, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid parental leave, health club reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, 529 college savings plan, employee assistance, smoking cessation program, pet insurance, employee discounts, employee referral program, and flexible spending accounts for transportation, medical, and dependent care expenses.

Berlin Packaging provides equal employment opportunities for all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, sex or gender (including pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions), gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition as defined by applicable state or local law, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Visit our Careers page for more information on our Anything is Possible culture and Total Rewards offerings.

*This position is not eligible for sponsorship.

*Berlin Packaging maintains a smoke-free workplace.

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